Board member advising on: - Establish a governance framework, including a compliance framework to ensure the Simplex meets its obligations - Set the strategic direction to help Simplex achieve its purpose - Oversee financial performance of Simplex - Oversee risk management performance

Constellation Automotive Group is the largest vertically integrated digital used car marketplace in Europe. Constellation trades over 1.5 million vehicles and £20bn GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) annually across 12 European countries and four leading, integrated and fully digital marketplaces: - WeBuyAnyCar - the leading Consumer-to-Business (C2B) online car buying platform in the UK provides over 16 million used car valuations a year and allows hundreds of thousands of consumers to sell their car online each year in the quickest and most efficient way, with drop-off locations on average less than a 15 minute drive of UK households.- BCA - the #1 Business-to-Business (B2B) fully digital used car marketplace trades over 1.5 million cars through its online and app-based auction platform each year on behalf of dealers, car manufacturers, leasing companies, banks and other corporate customers supported by the most extensive car remarketing and logistics services across Europe.- cinch – the UK’s leading B2C online used car marketplace is transforming the way consumers buy used cars by allowing them to carry out the process entirely online across thousands of vehicles. From first click to purchase in minutes, with delivery to the consumer’s door from the tip of Scotland to Lands End seven days a week and within 2-hour booking slots.- CarNext - Europe’s leading car marketplace, offering a B2B and B2C platforms, across 30 and 7 markets respectively. - Marshall’s - 162 dealerships, representing 26 Automotive brands, across the UK.

Americana Group’s main lines of business are operating food & beverage outlets, as well as manufacturing food products. With a network of over 1,900 outlets, it is the largest operator of restaurant chains in the MENA region. The Group’s network encompasses 12 of the world’s most recognized brands in the Quick Service, Casual Dining and Fine Dining categories, such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee’s, TGI Friday’s, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, LongHorn, Costa Coffee and Krispy Kreme. In the Food Manufacturing and processing sector, Americana Group is recognized as the Middle East’s leading purveyor of quality food products. With a portfolio spanning 9 high quality brands and 29 Factories across MENA – such as California Garden, Farm Frites, Koki and Americana Meat – its food products find their way into millions of MENA households every day. Robert joined Americana in Jan 2017 as Group CIO/CDO. As CIO/CDO, Robert is accountable for all aspects of Digital and Technology within the Restaurants and Food Manufacturing businesses, across the 13 markets Americana operates. His remit includes Retail & Manufacturing Technology, Software Development, Infrastructure, Business & Supply Chain systems, Digital, Mobile and other IT functions. Robert's current focus is heavily centered around innovation, digital and customer facing technology.

Pearson is the world's largest education company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries helping people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives. Pearson provides a range of education products and services to institutions, governments and direct to individual learners, that help people everywhere aim higher and fulfil their true potential.Robert is responsible for technology across Europe (8 countries) and Partner Markets (156 countries). Technology span includes all enterprise systems and digital products offered as part of delivering the education experience to learners.

IT Director for the 30 markets that Starbucks owns and operates in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Responsible for IT teams based in UK, Amsterdam, France and Germany. Main responsibilities include leveraging technology and strategic initiatives to enhance competitive advantage, sustaining existing and future store portfolio, EMEA IT Roadmap and Strategy, delivery of global and regional IT projects and developing IT organization for significant growth.

Executive involved on a number of programs within the Utility, Retail, Financial Services and Manufacturing industries. Transformational programs to better manage business processes, systems infrastructure and corporate operations. Managed and executed delivery of change and restructuring while providing commercial management for each of the programs.Involved in key client account management and participation in commercial bids leading to substantial sales opportunities.

Developed and implemented Oracle Application projects in France, South Africa, Ireland, Hungary, Germany and Spain. Main focus was to migrate business processes and systems to EMEA standard.